Page 152 of Chaos has a Name
“Can we not play with my memory anymore?” MATE asked. “I like being fully intact. It’s weird not remembering everything.”
Elizabeth apologized.
“I’m sorry, MATE. I had some things I couldn’t let you see. Will you forgive me?”
She considered it.
“Only if you’ll replace those memories. I don’t remember how babies are made. Can Gene give me the talk?” she asked, grinning at him.
He looked horrified.
You hadn’t lived until you were sexually harassed by a hologram that didn’t have to answer to HR.
“Hell, no,” Gene said. “I had to give Corbin the talk years ago. I’m making Ethan have it with Willa. Your mother can do that. She’s good at it, so tag, she’s it.”
She snorted and passed the buck.
“Ivan will explain later,” she said. “He had to learn from a picture book.”
That made Uriel laugh.
“I’m going to channel Demeter since he’s not here, and say‘he isn’t sure how to do it. His wife gave him the talk first’,” he stated.
Ivan didn’t miss a beat.
“That’s funny since I’m married, and your last date ended with her running from your place. I told you chicks don’t like crystals and burning sage to cleanse your energy, you hippy freak.”
Uriel sighed.
“Lesson learned. I should be more of an alpha male like…oh, none of you bitches since you’re pussies,” he said, proving that the Marine was just under the surface—even if he liked crystals and Yoga.
Even Chris laughed when he heard him over the phone.
“You owe me one, Elizabeth, and if you use that master code again, the new one, we’re having words. They are going tostart with‘you talk to the scientists and tell them what you’ve done’,” he stated, “and end with someone over my knee.”
She just grinned as Ivan made gagging sounds from behind the wheel.
Chris was warning her, and she got it.
No erasing MATE.
“I’ll just have to make her an accomplice in my nefarious activities.”
Gene stopped that then and there.
“Uh, I’m your accomplice, bestie. After all we’ve been through? That hurts.”
She rested her head on his shoulder. Gene would forever be her go to when it came to doing stupid shit.
Why?
He didn’t boss her around because she was having sex with him. It was like the perfect relationship.
Friends without benefits.
“Thank you, Christopher. We’ll talk about your kinky side later when we have some privacy. See you at the remains,” she said, right before hanging up.
Now that he was gone, she busted Gene.
